EP0141398B1 - Nestable shopping trolley - Google Patents

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EP0141398B1
EP0141398B1 EP84113064A EP84113064A EP0141398B1 EP 0141398 B1 EP0141398 B1 EP 0141398B1 EP 84113064 A EP84113064 A EP 84113064A EP 84113064 A EP84113064 A EP 84113064A EP 0141398 B1 EP0141398 B1 EP 0141398B1
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Alois Koller
Rudolf Wanzl
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    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62BHAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B3/00Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
    • B62B3/14Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
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  • the invention relates to a stackable shopping cart, consisting essentially of a chassis and a basket placed on the chassis, having a sliding device, the rear wall of which can be pivoted into the basket interior, with one of a non-use position in a on the end of the shopping cart associated with the sliding device rear use position and vice versa movable, equipped with a shelf for storing larger objects is provided (as is already known from US-A 2 890 058).
  • a known improvement as is disclosed, for example, by DE-V 8136236, aims to place beverage crates on the unfolded rear wall and on the rear end of the basket. This has the disadvantage that a child can no longer be carried in the child seat, since the child seat is covered by the box. In addition, the view of the person pushing the shopping cart is impaired by the beverage crate arranged high up.
  • shopping carts which have a shopping cart fastened to a chassis and at least one storage area provided outside the shopping cart, at least a substantial part of this storage area being located in front of and / or behind the shopping cart.
  • the shelves are designed as movable shelves in such a way that they can either be folded back out of the basket by hand or pulled out of the basket floor level or out of the chassis level and can also be moved back into their non-use position by hand.
  • shopping carts designed in this way can be pushed into one another.
  • the shopping cart described in FIG. 4 also does not allow the narrowest possible stacking. There is even the fear that the shelf or shelves will not either be pushed into their space-saving position when pushed into one another or that they will fall into their position of use when pushing two shopping trolleys apart and then get caught either with the rear wall or the basket, if at least the shopping cart is made of wire mesh gratings as usual.
  • the shopping cart shown in FIG. 6 of this publication also does not allow optimal stacking with shopping carts of the same type. If you follow the drawing again, the front extended storage shelf of a rear shopping cart to be pushed in pushes the rear storage shelf of a shopping cart in front. At the same time, the front storage rack of the rear shopping cart is pushed a little bit under the shopping cart. Ideally, both shelves meet in the middle. However, this means that more than two such shopping trolleys cannot be pushed into each other in a space-saving manner, because a front storage rack of a third rear shopping trolley would then hit the rear storage rack of the second shopping trolley, which is located approximately in the middle of the chassis, when entering the second rear shopping trolley .
  • a shopping cart which, according to a briefly indicated embodiment, has at its rear end a shelf which can be pivoted upward about a horizontal axis. If you follow the drawing, it is not possible to push several shopping carts into each other to save space if the shelves are pivoted upwards. With these trolleys, you first have to swivel the shelf down by hand if you want to stack several shopping carts to save space. If this is neglected, such trolleys cannot be pushed into one another at all, since the front of the basket of a shopping trolley to be inserted inevitably bumps into the upwardly pivoted storage area of the shopping trolley in front. This also leads damage to the basket and shelf. However, the document mentioned does not provide any information as to how the disadvantages just described could be avoided.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of creating a generic shopping cart which avoids the disadvantages and shortcomings mentioned.
  • the aim is to create a shopping cart in which large items, but especially beverage crates, can be conveniently stored outside the basket so that they do not have to be lifted over the top of the basket, so that the cashiers can easily see them when billing the goods, that the storage on the shopping cart is provided and designed in such a way that when two shopping carts are pushed into one another the stack dead space is the same as for the same shopping carts that have no shelves and that the known advantageous functions of the shopping cart are not adversely affected at all.
  • These known functions include e.g.
  • the tray in the shopping cart according to the invention is preferably located on the rear supports of the chassis and can be swiveled comfortably from a rest position, in which it rests on the supports, into a position of use protruding backwards from the shopping cart, the pivoting range being limited backwards by the holding part .
  • a drinks crate can be put on well.
  • Other large objects, such as detergent containers, toilet paper, etc. can also be stored well. If you push several shopping trolleys into each other, i.e. stack them, the supports of the rear shopping trolley push the storage of the front shopping trolley into the space-saving, non-use position. You only have to move the shelf manually from the non-use position into the use position when using it.
  • the cross strut of the pivoting part of the storage compartment which is not in use is arranged higher than the cut surface of the supports of two pushed-together shopping trolleys which results in a side view.
  • the particular advantage in this exemplary embodiment is that by arranging the cross bracing of the shelves over the cut surfaces of the respective supports, the shape of the supports can basically be designed as desired. This means that the legs of the carriers can run in such a way that goods placed on them do not remain. It is much more difficult to smuggle unpaid goods out of the store.
  • Another and very decisive advantage can also be seen in the fact that the extremely practical placement of the cross bracing of the shelf allows the shopping carts to be pushed as far as possible into one another, because the shelf of a shopping cart located in front of it is located completely outside of the space that is to be inserted from the back into the front shopping cart another shopping cart is claimed.
  • the shopping cart according to the invention thus offers the greatest possible protection against theft of goods coupled with optimum handling properties while at the same time having a storage space for beverage crates or large-volume objects.
  • the shopping cart 1 according to FIG. 1 consists in the usual way of a forwardly narrowing, that is conical chassis 3 with four rollers 6. At the end 4 of the chassis 3 associated with the sliding device 28 there are chassis 3 belonging to both sides of the chassis 3 Provided obliquely upward support 7,8, which carry a basket 23 for receiving shopping goods.
  • the basket 23 also narrows forward in a known manner, that is to say it has a conical shape and indicates nem rear end on a rear wall 24 which, according to the known design, can be pivoted into the interior of the basket from a position which closes the rear end of the basket, about an upper horizontal axis.
  • the rear wall 24 can be designed both as a simple flat grid wall and as a double flap with a seat surface to form a known child seat 25.
  • the basket 23 closes off with a sliding device 28 in the form of a handle.
  • the basket 23 is firmly connected to the chassis 3.
  • a movable shelf 30 is provided for receiving large-volume objects.
  • the shopping cart 1 shown in Fig. 2 consists of a chassis 3 tapering in the direction of travel, which essentially consists of two carriers 11 which are curved upwards.
  • the legs 14, 15 of the supports 11, which are usually formed from pipes or wires, strive obliquely downwards in various directions, it being immaterial whether the ends 11 of the supports 11 run obliquely or perpendicularly onto the rollers 6 located at the ends 12.
  • the upper curvature 13 of the carrier 11, as drawn is designed in an arc shape, or consists of two partial curvatures which are connected to one another by a straight section.
  • the carriers 11 can be connected to one another with at least one cross strut.
  • the chassis 3 carries a basket 23 which also tapers in the direction of travel and which is connected to the chassis 3 with suitable fastening means in the region of the curve 13.
  • a pushing device 28 in the form of a handle.
  • the rear end of the basket 23 closes off with a flap designed as a rear wall 24, which can be pivoted upwards about a horizontal axis into the interior of the basket for the purpose of pushing together several identical shopping trolleys 1, 1 '.
  • the rear wall 24 can have a child seat 25.
  • a movable shelf 30 is again provided for storing large-sized objects.
  • the shopping carts 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are described as representative of all the following exemplary embodiments. A further description of chassis 3 and basket 23 is therefore omitted in all further exemplary embodiments.
  • the shelf 30 is preferably fastened to the two rear supports 7. It consists of a pivoting part 31 which has two struts 37 which are kept at a distance and which are bent with their lower ends 38 in a loop-like manner around a transverse rod 9 which is provided as a horizontal axis 50 and connects the two rear supports 7.
  • the crossbar 9 is arranged higher than the front, preferably horizontal, area 5 of the chassis 3. The struts 37 and thus the pivoting part 31 can thus be moved radially about the horizontal axis 50.
  • the pivoting part 31 has lateral stops 40 on both sides, which prevent an object placed on the shelf 30 from falling sideways.
  • the internal dimensions of the side stops 40 to one another are slightly larger than the external dimensions of the right and left supports 7, 8 to one another, so that the lateral stops 40 grip them from the outside when the pivoting part 31 is in the non-use position on the supports 7 is present, cf. Fig. 4.
  • the side stops 40 can also be so far apart that they come to rest in the rest position of the tray 30 between the supports 7, 8.
  • a further crossbar 10 connecting the rear supports 7 is provided, on which, preferably rotatable about a horizontal axis 51, at least one holding part 52, for example in the form of a grating or bracket, is arranged which, as in the example shown, has a sliding opening 53, in which the storage section 41 is guided to move along the direction of travel.
  • the holding part 52 also assumes the position in the position of use of the shelf 30 which essentially forms a right angle to the rear wall 24.
  • a common storage surface, for example for a beverage crate 58, is thus created by the storage section 41 and by the holding part 52. It is thus possible, and as indicated by dash-dotted lines in the drawing, to place a beverage crate 58 very close to the rear wall 24 on the shelf 30.
  • the holding part 52 does not necessarily have to have a sliding guide 53. This is unnecessary, for example, if the holding part 52 is designed as a plastic rope or as a chain. In this case, two ropes or chains make sense.
  • the connection of the holding part 52 to the swivel part 31 is then articulated, in which case a common bearing surface is formed by the storage section 41 and the crossbar 10.
  • the holding part 52 it is also conceivable to design the holding part 52 as at least one rigid part, which is connected both in an articulated manner to the crossbar 10 and in an articulated manner to the storage section 41, although the storage section 41 with the struts 37 of the pivoting part 31 likewise about a horizontal axis must be rotatably connected.
  • Storage section 41 and holding part 52 would then have to be in a known manner be arranged at an obtuse angle to one another so that the pivoting part 31 can be moved.
  • FIG. 4 shows, as in the two telescoping cart 1,1 ', the tray 30 of the front shopping trolley 1 by the front support 8 of the rear shopping trolley 1' from the usage position into the rest position, shown in phantom, is pressed.
  • the shelf 30 is arranged so that it is not touched by the basket 23 of the rear shopping cart 1 '.
  • the parts belonging to the storage space 30 are accommodated in a space-saving manner in the space 2 that is occupied by the supports 7, 8 in the non-use position. This means that when the shelf 30 is in the rest position, the shopping cart 1 can be moved and handled as well as known shopping carts without the shelf 30.
  • the shelf 30, which in turn consists of a pivoting part 31 and at least one holding part 52, which are connected to one another in an articulated or sliding manner.
  • the swivel part 31 is pivotably mounted on an axis 50 arranged transversely to the direction of travel and provided in the lower region of the chassis 3.
  • the holding part 52 is, for example, rotatably mounted on two axle pieces 19 made from loops, the axle pieces 19 being fastened to the underside 29 of the basket 23.
  • the U-shaped axle pieces 19 designed as loops are only attached to the basket 23 with their legs 20, while their connecting sections 21 are at a distance from the basket 23 and are arranged on a common axis 51 extending transversely to the direction of travel.
  • An arm 54 of the holding part 52 is suspended in each connecting section 21 in such a way that it (52) can be pivoted about the common axis 51.
  • two holding parts 52 in the form of chains or ropes which have corresponding connecting means known to the person skilled in the art, can also be fastened to the axle pieces 19.
  • the invention naturally leaves open the possibility of providing other connecting means between the holding part 52 and the axle pieces 19 or basket 23.
  • Hinges on wherein two hinge halves can be attached to the underside 29 of the basket 23 and the other hinge halves can be attached to the holding part 52.
  • axle pieces 19, hinges or other known bearing or connecting elements are arranged at the rear end of the basket, but preferably on the underside 29 of the basket 23, they are located outside the space that the basket 23 of a second shopping trolley 1 'needs when it is is inserted into the basket 23 of a shopping cart 1 located in front.
  • the basket 23 of the rear shopping cart 1 ' is always in a non-disturbing manner above the axle pieces 19, hinges or other connection or storage means.
  • the shopping cart 1 is only half drawn.
  • FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a shopping cart 1, the chassis 3 of which essentially consists of two upwardly curved beams 11.
  • the shelf 30 consisting of a swivel part 31 and a holding part 52.
  • the swivel part 31 has two struts 37, the lower ends 38 of which can be rotated about a common horizontal axis 50 on a tab on each support 11 18 are stored.
  • the struts 37 are connected at their upper end 39 by a cross strut 34 which is formed, for example, from at least one cross wire.
  • lateral stops 40 running in the direction of travel.
  • the swivel part 31 has a storage section 41 which, starting from the cross strut 34, is formed, for example, by two wires located between the struts 37, first strives downwards and then continues slightly uphill in the direction of travel.
  • the front end 42 of the storage section 41 is held in an elongated guide 53 in the manner of a sliding guide, the guides 53 belonging to the holding part 52.
  • the holding part 52 is formed by the guides 53 and cross bars 55 connecting the guides 53.
  • the holding part 52 is also rotatably fastened to the chassis 3 or to the basket 23 about a horizontal axis 51 formed, for example, by an axle piece 19, this horizontal axis 51 being arranged higher than the axis 50 of the pivoting part 31.
  • the tray 30 can thus be omitted a space-saving non-use position, in which it rests on the supports 11, fold into the use position as shown in the drawing and vice versa, by means of the supports 11 of a rear shopping trolley 1 'which , when two shopping trolleys 1, 1 ' are pushed into one another, on the cross strut 34 of the preceding one Tray 30 pushes into the non-use position.
  • FIG. 8 two shopping carts 1, 1 ' corresponding to Fig. 7 are shown in side-by-side condition in side view.
  • the shelf 30 is folded in the position of use, while in the front shopping cart 1, in the picture on the right, it is in the rest position.
  • their carriers 11 intersect when the shopping carts 1, 1 'are pushed into one another.
  • the cut area A is marked by hatching.
  • the struts 37 of the swivel part 31 of the front shopping cart 1 run approximately upwards along the rear legs 15 This is so far that the cross strut 34 located at the end of the struts 37 is arranged higher by a dimension than the cut area A.
  • the cross strut 34 which in the case of an unfavorable placement is blocking the rear shopping cart 1 1 in would pose the way, is arranged outside of the space that the rear shopping cart 1 ' needs during the insertion process.
  • the front cross strut 16 is attached to the chassis 3 by the dimension b below the rear end 56 of the holding part 52.
  • the holding part 52 is directed downward when the tray 30 is not in use. This makes it possible to push several shopping trolleys 1, 1 'into one another, or to remove the rearmost shopping trolley 1' from a stack, without the front cross strut 16 getting caught on the downward holding part 52.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen stapelbaren Einkaufswagen, im wesentlichen bestehend aus einem Fahrgestell und einem auf dem Fahrgestell aufgesetzten, eine Schiebeeinrichtung aufweisenden Korb, dessen Rückwand in das Korbinnere verschwenkbar ist, wobei an dem der Schiebeeinrichtung zugeordneten Ende des Einkaufswagens eine aus einer Nichtgebrauchslage in eine rückwärtige Gebrauchslage und umgekehrt bewegbare, mit einer Abstellfläche ausgestattete Ablage zum Abstellen grösserer Gegenstände vorgesehen ist (wie dies schon aus der US-A 2 890 058 bekannt ist).The invention relates to a stackable shopping cart, consisting essentially of a chassis and a basket placed on the chassis, having a sliding device, the rear wall of which can be pivoted into the basket interior, with one of a non-use position in a on the end of the shopping cart associated with the sliding device rear use position and vice versa movable, equipped with a shelf for storing larger objects is provided (as is already known from US-A 2 890 058).

Um Ladendiebstahl einzuschränken, wurden in jüngster Zeit Einkaufswagen gebaut, die keine untere Ablage aufweisen. Bei solchen Wagen ist man gezwungen, grössere Gegenstände wie Getränkekisten oder Waschmittelschachteln im Korb unterzubringen. Dort nehmen diese Gegenstände natürlich sehr viel Platz weg. Ausserdem ist es umständlich, Getränkekisten beim Kauf zuerst in den Korb zu hieven, sie an der Kasse erneut in einen anderen Wagen umzusetzen und sie schliesslich, am geparkten Auto angekommen, wieder aus dem Korb zu heben. Solche Einkaufswagen sind z.B. in der DE-A 3101 844 näher beschrieben.To limit shoplifting, shopping trolleys have recently been built that do not have a lower shelf. With such trolleys, you are forced to put larger items such as beverage crates or detergent boxes in the basket. There, of course, these items take up a lot of space. In addition, it is inconvenient to first lift beverage crates into the basket when buying them, to move them to another car at the cash register and finally to lift them out of the basket once they have reached the parked car. Such shopping carts are e.g. described in more detail in DE-A 3101 844.

Eine bekannte Verbesserung, wie sie etwa durch das DE-V 8136236 offenbart ist, zielt dahin, Getränkekisten auf die ausgeklappte Rückwand und auf das hintere Korbende zu setzen. Dies hat den Nachteil, dass ein Kind nicht mehr im Kindersitz mitgeführt werden kann, da der Kindersitz durch die Kiste verdeckt wird. Ausserdem wird die Sicht der den Einkaufswagen schiebenden Person durch die hoch angeordnete Getränkekiste beeinträchtigt.A known improvement, as is disclosed, for example, by DE-V 8136236, aims to place beverage crates on the unfolded rear wall and on the rear end of the basket. This has the disadvantage that a child can no longer be carried in the child seat, since the child seat is covered by the box. In addition, the view of the person pushing the shopping cart is impaired by the beverage crate arranged high up.

Durch die DE-A 2742958 sind Einkaufswagen bekannt, die einen auf einem Fahrgestell befestigten Warenkorb und mindestens eine ausserhalb des Warenkorbes vorgesehene Abstellfläche aufweisen, wobei mindestens ein wesentlicher Teil dieser Abstellfläche vor und/oder hinter dem Warenkorb gelegen ist. Bei zwei Ausführungsbeispielen sind die Abstellflächen als bewegbare Ablagen so gestaltet, dass sie sich von Hand entweder aus dem Korb nach rückwärts herausklappen oder aus der Korbbodenebene oder aus der Fahrgestellebene herausziehen und ebenfalls von Hand wieder in ihre Nichtgebrauchslage zurückbewegen lassen. In der genannten Druckschrift findet sich wohl der Hinweis, dass derart gestaltete Einkaufswagen ineinanderschiebbar sind. Konkrete Hinweise jedoch, wie sich dies technisch und konstruktiv verwirklichen lässt, vermisst man. So kann man z.B. bei dem in Fig. 3 dieser Druckschrift gezeigten Einkaufswagen nur anhand der Zeichnung vermuten, dass sich solche Einkaufswagen ineinanderschieben lassen. Die Abstellroste behindern auf jeden Fall durch zusätzliche Rauminanspruchnahme den Einschiebevorgang, so dass sich diese Einkaufswagen wohl ein Stück weit, jedoch nie ganz so eng ineinanderschieben lassen, wie dies bei gleichen Einkaufswagen, die keine Abstellroste aufweisen, der Fall ist.From DE-A 2742958 shopping carts are known which have a shopping cart fastened to a chassis and at least one storage area provided outside the shopping cart, at least a substantial part of this storage area being located in front of and / or behind the shopping cart. In two exemplary embodiments, the shelves are designed as movable shelves in such a way that they can either be folded back out of the basket by hand or pulled out of the basket floor level or out of the chassis level and can also be moved back into their non-use position by hand. In the cited publication there is probably a hint that shopping carts designed in this way can be pushed into one another. However, there is no concrete information on how this can be implemented technically and constructively. So you can e.g. in the shopping cart shown in FIG. 3 of this publication, only assume on the basis of the drawing that such shopping carts can be pushed into one another. The storage shelves in any case hinder the insertion process by taking up additional space, so that these shopping carts can probably be pushed a bit, but never quite as tightly together, as is the case with the same shopping carts that have no storage shelves.

Auch der in Fig. 4 beschriebene Einkaufswagen lässt ein engstmögliches Stapeln nicht zu. Hier besteht sogar die Befürchtung, dass der oder die Ablageroste beim Ineinanderschieben entweder nicht von selbst in ihre platzsparende Nichtgebrauchslage gedrückt werden oder dass sie beim Auseinanderschieben zweier Einkaufswagen von selbst in ihre Gebrauchslage fallen und dabei sich entweder mit der Rückwand oder mit dem Korb dann verhaken, wenn zumindest der Warenkorb wie üblich aus Drahtgitterrosten gefertigt ist.The shopping cart described in FIG. 4 also does not allow the narrowest possible stacking. There is even the fear that the shelf or shelves will not either be pushed into their space-saving position when pushed into one another or that they will fall into their position of use when pushing two shopping trolleys apart and then get caught either with the rear wall or the basket, if at least the shopping cart is made of wire mesh gratings as usual.

Schliesslich lässt auch der in Fig. 6 dieser Druckschrift angezeigte Einkaufswagen ein optimales Stapeln mit gleichgearteten Einkaufswagen nicht zu. Folgt man wiederum derZeichnung, so drückt der vordere ausgefahrene Abstellrost eines hinteren einzuschiebenden Einkaufswagens den hinteren Abstellrost eines vorausbefindlichen Einkaufswagens nach vorne. Gleichzeitig wird der vordere Abstellrost des hinteren Einkaufswagens nach hinten ein Stück weit unter den Warenkorb geschoben. Im Idealfall treffen sich beide Abstellroste in der Mitte. Dies bedeutet aber, dass sich mehr als zwei solcher Einkaufswagen überhaupt nicht platzsparend ineinanderschieben lassen, denn ein vorderer Abstellrost eines dritten rückwärtigen Einkaufswagens würde dann beim Einfahren in den zweiten rückwärtigen Einkaufswagen an den hinteren, etwa in der Mitte des Fahrgestelles befindlichen Abstellrost des zweiten Einkaufswagens anstossen. Da sich dieser Effekt auch bei allen weiteren nachfolgend einzuschiebenden Einkaufswagen wiederholt, ist es unmöglich, solche Einkaufswagen optimal platzsparend ineinanderzuschieben. Den genannten Einkaufswagen haftet ferner der Nachteil an, dass sie relativ gross gebaut werden müssen und sich daher schlecht rangieren lassen, wobei in der Regel ausgeklappte Ablagen beim Ineinanderschieben mehrerer Einkaufswagen erst von Hand wieder in ihre Nichtgebrauchslage gebracht werden müssen. Dies wird jedoch von den wenigsten Wagenbenützern beim Abstellen der Einkaufswagen gemacht. Der Abstellraum solcher Wagen ist deshalb sehr gross.Finally, the shopping cart shown in FIG. 6 of this publication also does not allow optimal stacking with shopping carts of the same type. If you follow the drawing again, the front extended storage shelf of a rear shopping cart to be pushed in pushes the rear storage shelf of a shopping cart in front. At the same time, the front storage rack of the rear shopping cart is pushed a little bit under the shopping cart. Ideally, both shelves meet in the middle. However, this means that more than two such shopping trolleys cannot be pushed into each other in a space-saving manner, because a front storage rack of a third rear shopping trolley would then hit the rear storage rack of the second shopping trolley, which is located approximately in the middle of the chassis, when entering the second rear shopping trolley . Since this effect is also repeated for all further shopping carts to be inserted subsequently, it is impossible to push such shopping carts into one another in an optimally space-saving manner. Another disadvantage of the above-mentioned shopping carts is that they have to be built relatively large and are therefore difficult to maneuver, whereby, as a rule, unfolded trays have to be brought back into their non-use position by hand when several shopping carts are pushed into one another. However, very few car users do this when parking their shopping carts. The storage room of such cars is therefore very large.

Gemäss der US-A 2890058 ist ein Einkaufswagen bekannt, der entsprechend einem kurz angedeuteten Ausführungsbeispiel an seinem rückwärtigen Ende eine um eine waagrechte Achse nach oben verschwenkbare Ablage aufweist. Folgt man der Zeichnung, so ist es nicht möglich, mehrere Einkaufswagen platzsparend ineinanderzuschieben, wenn die Ablagen nach oben geschwenkt sind. Bei diesen Wagen muss man die Ablage zuerst von Hand nach unten schwenken, will man mehrere Einkaufswagen platzsparend stapeln. Unterlässt man dies, lassen sich solche Wagen überhaupt nicht ineinanderschieben, da die Korbstirnseite eines einzuschiebenden Einkaufswagens zwangsläufig an die nach oben geschwenkte Ablage des vorausbefindlichen Einkaufswagens anstösst. Dies führt zusätzlich noch zu Beschädigungen an Korb und Ablage. Hinweise darüber, wie sich die eben geschilderten Nachteile vermeiden liessen, sind der erwähnten Druckschrift jedoch nicht zu entnehmen.According to US-A 2890058, a shopping cart is known which, according to a briefly indicated embodiment, has at its rear end a shelf which can be pivoted upward about a horizontal axis. If you follow the drawing, it is not possible to push several shopping carts into each other to save space if the shelves are pivoted upwards. With these trolleys, you first have to swivel the shelf down by hand if you want to stack several shopping carts to save space. If this is neglected, such trolleys cannot be pushed into one another at all, since the front of the basket of a shopping trolley to be inserted inevitably bumps into the upwardly pivoted storage area of the shopping trolley in front. This also leads damage to the basket and shelf. However, the document mentioned does not provide any information as to how the disadvantages just described could be avoided.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen gattungsgemässen Einkaufswagen zu schaffen, der die genannten Nachteile und Unzulänglichkeiten vermeidet. Angestrebt wird ein Einkaufswagen, bei dem grosse Gegenstände, ganz besonders jedoch Getränkekisten, bequem ausserhalb des Korbes so untergebracht werden können, dass diese nicht über den oberen Korbrand gehoben werden müssen, dass sie ferner von den Kassiererinnen ohne Mühe beim Abrechnen der Ware erkennbar sind, dass die Ablage am Einkaufswagen so vorgesehen und gestaltet ist, dass beim Ineinanderschieben zweier Einkaufswagen der Stapeltotraum der gleiche ist, wie bei gleichen Einkaufswagen, die keine Ablagen aufweisen und dass überhaupt die bekannten vorteilhaften Funktionen des Einkaufswagens nicht nachteilig beeinflusst werden. Zu diesen bekannten Funktionen zählen z.B. das bequeme Be- und Entladen des Korbes, das zweckmässige und sichere Unterbringen eines Kindes im Kindersitz sowie der Umstand, dass man zum Zwekke des platzsparenden Stapelns die Einkaufswagen einfach am Griff nimmt und ineinanderschiebt, ohne zusätzlich die Ablage in die Hand zu nehmen.The invention is therefore based on the object of creating a generic shopping cart which avoids the disadvantages and shortcomings mentioned. The aim is to create a shopping cart in which large items, but especially beverage crates, can be conveniently stored outside the basket so that they do not have to be lifted over the top of the basket, so that the cashiers can easily see them when billing the goods, that the storage on the shopping cart is provided and designed in such a way that when two shopping carts are pushed into one another the stack dead space is the same as for the same shopping carts that have no shelves and that the known advantageous functions of the shopping cart are not adversely affected at all. These known functions include e.g. the convenient loading and unloading of the basket, the practical and safe placement of a child in the child seat, and the fact that, for the purpose of space-saving stacking, you simply take the shopping carts by the handle and slide them into each other without having to take the shelf in your hand.

Die Aufgabe wird durch die kennzeichnenden Merkmale des Anspruches 1 gelöst.The object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1.

Die Ablage befindet sich beim erfindungsgemässen Einkaufswagen bevorzugt an den hinteren Stützen des Fahrgestelles und lässt sich aus einer Ruhelage, in der sie an den Stützen anliegt, bequem in eine nach rückwärts vom Einkaufswagen wegragende Gebrauchslage schwenken, wobei der Schwenkbereich nach rückwärts durch das Halteteil begrenzt wird. In dieser Lage kann z.B. eine Getränkekiste gut aufgesetzt werden. Auch andere grosse Gegenstände, etwa Waschmittelbehälter, WC-Papier usw. lassen sich gut abstellen. Wenn man mehrere Einkaufswagen ineinanderschiebt, also stapelt, drücken die Stützen des jeweils hinteren Einkaufswagens die Ablage des jeweils vorderen Einkaufswagens von selbst in die raumsparende Nichtgebrauchslage. Man muss die Ablage nur bei deren Gebrauch von Hand aus der Nichtgebrauchslage in die Gebrauchslage bewegen. Dies erleichtert die Handhabung einer derartigen Ablage natürlich ausserordentlich. Es ist zweckmässig, die Ladefläche der Ablage rechtwinklig zur Rückwand des Korbes anzuordnen. Es ist dann möglich, einen kasten- oder schachtelförmigen Gegenstand ganz nahe an die Rückwand anzuschmiegen. Es wird dadurch weder die Standsicherheit des Einkaufswagens, noch die Beinfreiheit einer den Einkaufswagen schiebenden Person sonderlich beeinträchtigt. Durch die zweckmässige Anordnung der Ablage brauchen grosse Gegenstände nicht mehr über den oberen Korbrand gehoben zu werden. Ausserdem sind die Gegenstände höher und sichtbarer plaziert, als auf den bisher unteren Ladeflächen bekannter Einkaufswagen, so dass die auf der Ablage abgestellten Gegenstände von den Kassiererinnen an der Kasse sofort gesehen und mit abgerechnet werden können.The tray in the shopping cart according to the invention is preferably located on the rear supports of the chassis and can be swiveled comfortably from a rest position, in which it rests on the supports, into a position of use protruding backwards from the shopping cart, the pivoting range being limited backwards by the holding part . In this situation e.g. a drinks crate can be put on well. Other large objects, such as detergent containers, toilet paper, etc., can also be stored well. If you push several shopping trolleys into each other, i.e. stack them, the supports of the rear shopping trolley push the storage of the front shopping trolley into the space-saving, non-use position. You only have to move the shelf manually from the non-use position into the use position when using it. Of course, this greatly facilitates the handling of such a tray. It is advisable to arrange the loading area of the shelf at right angles to the rear wall of the basket. It is then possible to nestle a box-shaped or box-shaped object very close to the rear wall. Neither the stability of the shopping cart nor the legroom of a person pushing the shopping cart is particularly impaired. Due to the appropriate arrangement of the shelf, large objects no longer need to be lifted over the upper edge of the basket. In addition, the items are placed higher and more visibly than on the previously known loading areas of the shopping trolleys, so that the items placed on the shelf can be seen by the cashiers at the checkout and billed immediately.

Im Rahmen einer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist bei einem Einkaufswagen, dessen Fahrgestell im wesentlichen aus zwei nach oben gekrümmten Trägern besteht, die Querverstrebung des in Nichtgebrauchslage befindlichen Schwenkteiles der Ablage höher angeordnet, als die sich in Seitenansicht ergebende Schnittfläche der Träger zweier ineinandergeschobener Einkaufswagen.In the context of an embodiment of the invention, in a shopping trolley whose chassis essentially consists of two upwardly curved supports, the cross strut of the pivoting part of the storage compartment which is not in use is arranged higher than the cut surface of the supports of two pushed-together shopping trolleys which results in a side view.

Der besondere Vorteil besteht bei diesem Ausführungsbeispiel darin, dass durch das Anordnen der Querverstrebung der Ablagen über den Schnittflächen der jeweiligen Träger die Form der Träger im Grunde beliebig gestaltbar bleibt. Dies bedeutet, dass die Schenkel der Träger so verlaufen können, dass auf sie gelegte Ware nicht liegenbleibt. Ein Herausschmuggeln unbezahlter Ware aus dem Geschäft wird somit wesentlich erschwert. Ein weiterer und ganz entscheidender Vorteil ist ferner darin erkennbar, dass durch die äusserst zweckmässige Plazierung der Querverstrebung der Ablage die Einkaufswagen weitmöglichst ineinandergeschoben werden können, weil sich die Ablage eines vorausbefindlichen Einkaufswagens komplett ausserhalb jenes Raumes befindet, der von einem rückwärts in den vorderen Einkaufswagen einzuschiebenden weiteren Einkaufswagen beansprucht wird. Der erfindungsgemässe Einkaufswagen bietet also grösstmöglichen Schutz gegen Warendiebstahl gepaart mit optimalen Handhabungseigenschaften bei gleichzeitigem Vorhandensein einer Ablage für Getränkekisten oder grossvolumige Gegenstände.The particular advantage in this exemplary embodiment is that by arranging the cross bracing of the shelves over the cut surfaces of the respective supports, the shape of the supports can basically be designed as desired. This means that the legs of the carriers can run in such a way that goods placed on them do not remain. It is much more difficult to smuggle unpaid goods out of the store. Another and very decisive advantage can also be seen in the fact that the extremely practical placement of the cross bracing of the shelf allows the shopping carts to be pushed as far as possible into one another, because the shelf of a shopping cart located in front of it is located completely outside of the space that is to be inserted from the back into the front shopping cart another shopping cart is claimed. The shopping cart according to the invention thus offers the greatest possible protection against theft of goods coupled with optimum handling properties while at the same time having a storage space for beverage crates or large-volume objects.

Die Erfindung wird anhand von zwei bevorzugten Grundmodellen näher erläutert. Es zeigt

  • Fig. 1 einen Einkaufswagen, dessen Fahrgestell je zwei nach oben gerichtete Träger aufweist;
  • Fig. 2 einen Einkaufswagen, dessen Fahrgestell im wesentlichen aus zwei nach oben gekrümmten Trägern besteht;
  • Fig. 3 einen Einkaufswagen gemäss Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 zwei Einkaufswagen gemäss Fig. 1 während des Stapelvorganges;
  • Fig.5 und 6 einen Einkaufswagen, ähnlich jenem wie in Fig. 1 gezeigt;
  • Fig. 7 einen Einkaufswagen gemäss Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 8 zwei Einkaufswagen entsprechend Fig. 7 während des Stapelvorganges.
The invention is explained in more detail using two preferred basic models. It shows
  • 1 shows a shopping cart, the chassis of which has two upward-facing beams;
  • 2 shows a shopping cart, the chassis of which essentially consists of two upwardly curved beams;
  • 3 shows a shopping cart according to FIG. 1;
  • 4 shows two shopping carts according to FIG. 1 during the stacking process;
  • Figures 5 and 6 show a shopping cart similar to that shown in Figure 1;
  • FIG. 7 shows a shopping cart according to FIG. 3;
  • Fig. 8 two shopping carts corresponding to Fig. 7 during the stacking process.

Der Einkaufswagen 1 entsprechend Fig. 1 besteht in üblicher Weise aus einem nach vorne sich verengenden, also konischen Fahrgestell 3 mit vier Rollen 6. An dem der Schiebeeinrichtung 28 zugeordneten Ende 4 des Fahrgestelles 3 sind zum Fahrgestell 3 gehörende, zu beiden Seiten des Fahrgestelles 3 schräg nach oben strebende Träger 7,8 vorgesehen, die einen Korb 23 zur Aufnahme von Einkaufsgut tragen. Der Korb 23 verengt sich in bekannter Weise ebenfalls nach vorne, besitzt also konische Form und weist an seinem hinteren Ende eine Rückwand 24 auf, die gemäss bekannter Ausführung um eine oben liegende waagrechte Achse aus einer das hintere Korbende verschliessende Lage in das Korbinnere verschwenkbar ist. Die Rückwand 24 kann sowohl als einfache ebene Gitterwand, als auch als doppelte Klappe mit einer Sitzfläche zur Bildung eines bekannten Kindersitzes 25 gestaltet sein. Nach rückwärts schliesst der Korb 23 mit einer Schiebeeinrichtung 28 in Form eines Handgriffes ab. Der Korb 23 ist fest mit dem Fahrgestell 3 verbunden. An dem der Schiebeeinrichtung 28 des Fahrgestelles 3 zugeordneten Ende 4 ist eine bewegliche Ablage 30 zur Aufnahme grossvolumiger Gegenstände vorgesehen.The shopping cart 1 according to FIG. 1 consists in the usual way of a forwardly narrowing, that is conical chassis 3 with four rollers 6. At the end 4 of the chassis 3 associated with the sliding device 28 there are chassis 3 belonging to both sides of the chassis 3 Provided obliquely upward support 7,8, which carry a basket 23 for receiving shopping goods. The basket 23 also narrows forward in a known manner, that is to say it has a conical shape and indicates nem rear end on a rear wall 24 which, according to the known design, can be pivoted into the interior of the basket from a position which closes the rear end of the basket, about an upper horizontal axis. The rear wall 24 can be designed both as a simple flat grid wall and as a double flap with a seat surface to form a known child seat 25. To the rear, the basket 23 closes off with a sliding device 28 in the form of a handle. The basket 23 is firmly connected to the chassis 3. At the end 4 assigned to the sliding device 28 of the chassis 3, a movable shelf 30 is provided for receiving large-volume objects.

Der in Fig. 2 gezeigte Einkaufswagen 1 besteht aus einem sich in Fahrtrichtung verjüngenden Fahrgestell 3, das im wesentlichen aus zwei Trägern 11 besteht, die nach oben gekrümmt sind. Die Schenkel 14, 15 der gewöhnlich aus Rohren oder aus Drähten gebildeten Träger 11 streben in verschiedenen Richtungen schräg nach unten, wobei es gleichgültig ist, ob die Träger 11 an ihren Enden 12 schräg oder senkrecht auf die an den Enden 12 befindlichen Rollen 6 zulaufen. Ebenso ist es gleichgültig, ob die obere Krümmung 13 der Träger 11, wie gezeichnet, bogenförmig gestaltet ist, oder aus zwei Teilkrümmungen, die durch einen geraden Abschnitt miteinander verbunden sind, besteht. Die Träger 11 können aus Stabilitätsgründen mit wenigstens einer Querstrebe miteinander verbunden sein. Zweckmässig ist es, im vorderen Bereich 5 des Fahrgestelles 3 eine Querstrebe 16 vorzusehen und im Bereich der Krümmung 13 eine weitere Querstrebe 17 anzuordnen. Das Fahrgestell 3 trägt einen ebenfalls in Fahrtrichtung sich verjüngenden Korb 23, der mit geeigneten Befestigungsmitteln im Bereich der Krümmung 13 mit dem Fahrgestell 3 verbunden ist. Am oberen rückwärtigen Ende des Korbes 23 befindet sich eine Schiebeeinrichtung 28 in Form eines Handgriffes. In bekannter Weiseschliesst sich das hintere Endedes Korbes 23 mit einer als Rückwand 24 ausgebildeten Klappe ab, die sich zum Zwecke der Ineinanderschiebbarkeit mehrerer gleicher Einkaufswagen 1,1' um eine waagrechte Achse nach oben in das Korbinnere verschwenken lässt. Die Rückwand 24 kann bekanntermassen einen Kindersitz 25 aufweisen. An dem der Schiebeeinrichtung 28 zugeordneten Ende 4 des Fahrgestelles 3 ist wiederum eine bewegliche Ablage 30 zum Abstellen grossformatiger Gegenstände vorgesehen.The shopping cart 1 shown in Fig. 2 consists of a chassis 3 tapering in the direction of travel, which essentially consists of two carriers 11 which are curved upwards. The legs 14, 15 of the supports 11, which are usually formed from pipes or wires, strive obliquely downwards in various directions, it being immaterial whether the ends 11 of the supports 11 run obliquely or perpendicularly onto the rollers 6 located at the ends 12. Likewise, it does not matter whether the upper curvature 13 of the carrier 11, as drawn, is designed in an arc shape, or consists of two partial curvatures which are connected to one another by a straight section. For reasons of stability, the carriers 11 can be connected to one another with at least one cross strut. It is expedient to provide a cross strut 16 in the front area 5 of the chassis 3 and to arrange a further cross strut 17 in the area of the bend 13. The chassis 3 carries a basket 23 which also tapers in the direction of travel and which is connected to the chassis 3 with suitable fastening means in the region of the curve 13. At the upper rear end of the basket 23 there is a pushing device 28 in the form of a handle. In a known manner, the rear end of the basket 23 closes off with a flap designed as a rear wall 24, which can be pivoted upwards about a horizontal axis into the interior of the basket for the purpose of pushing together several identical shopping trolleys 1, 1 '. As is known, the rear wall 24 can have a child seat 25. At the end 4 of the chassis 3 assigned to the sliding device 28, a movable shelf 30 is again provided for storing large-sized objects.

Die in den Figuren 1 und 2 gezeigten Einkaufswagen 1 sind stellvertretend für alle nachfolgenden Ausführungsbeispiele beschrieben. Auf eine weitere Beschreibung von Fahrgestell 3 und Korb 23 wird deshalb bei allen weiteren Ausführungsbeispielen verzichtet.The shopping carts 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are described as representative of all the following exemplary embodiments. A further description of chassis 3 and basket 23 is therefore omitted in all further exemplary embodiments.

Fig. 3 zeigt in Seitenansicht einen Einkaufswagen 1 entsprechend Fig. 1. Die Ablage 30 ist im Beispiel bevorzugt an den beiden hinteren Trägern 7 befestigt. Sie besteht aus einem Schwenkteil 31, das zwei auf Abstand gehaltene Streben 37 besitzt, die mit ihren unteren Enden 38 schlaufenartig um einen als waagrechte Achse 50 vorgesehenen Querstab 9, der die beiden hinteren Träger 7 verbindet, gebogen sind. Der Querstab 9 ist höher angeordnet, als der vordere bevorzugt waagrechte Bereich 5 des Fahrgestelles 3. Die Streben 37 und damit das Schwenkteil 31 lassen sich somit radial um die waagrechte Achse 50 bewegen. Im oberen Bereich 32 des Schwenkteiles 31 ist ein bevorzugt als Gitterrost oder Bügel gestalteter Ablageabschnitt 41 vorgesehen, welcher zum vorderen Ende des Einkaufswagens 1 gerichtet ist und der in Gebrauchslage eine bevorzugt rechtwinklig zur Rückwand 24 angeordnete Lage einnimmt. An seinem oberen Ende 33 besitzt das Schwenkteil 31 zu beiden Seiten seitliche Anschläge 40, welche verhindern, dass ein auf die Ablage 30 gestellter Gegenstand seitlich herabfällt. Das Innenmass der seitlichen Anschläge 40 zueinander ist im Beispiel geringfügig grösser, als das Aussenmass der rechten und linken Stützen 7, 8 zueinander, so dass diese von den seitlichen Anschlägen 40 von aussen dann umgriffen werden, wenn das Schwenkteil 31 in Nichtgebrauchslage an den Stützen 7 anliegt, vgl. Fig. 4. Die seitlichen Anschläge 40 können aber auch nur so weit voneinander entfernt sein, dass sie in Ruhelage der Ablage 30 zwischen den Stützen 7, 8 zu liegen kommen.3 shows a side view of a shopping cart 1 corresponding to FIG. 1. In the example, the shelf 30 is preferably fastened to the two rear supports 7. It consists of a pivoting part 31 which has two struts 37 which are kept at a distance and which are bent with their lower ends 38 in a loop-like manner around a transverse rod 9 which is provided as a horizontal axis 50 and connects the two rear supports 7. The crossbar 9 is arranged higher than the front, preferably horizontal, area 5 of the chassis 3. The struts 37 and thus the pivoting part 31 can thus be moved radially about the horizontal axis 50. In the upper area 32 of the swivel part 31 there is a storage section 41, preferably designed as a grating or bracket, which is directed towards the front end of the shopping cart 1 and which, in the use position, assumes a position which is preferably arranged at right angles to the rear wall 24. At its upper end 33, the pivoting part 31 has lateral stops 40 on both sides, which prevent an object placed on the shelf 30 from falling sideways. In the example, the internal dimensions of the side stops 40 to one another are slightly larger than the external dimensions of the right and left supports 7, 8 to one another, so that the lateral stops 40 grip them from the outside when the pivoting part 31 is in the non-use position on the supports 7 is present, cf. Fig. 4. The side stops 40 can also be so far apart that they come to rest in the rest position of the tray 30 between the supports 7, 8.

Über dem als Achse 50 dienenden Querstab 9 ist ein weiterer die hinteren Stützen 7 verbindender Querstab 10 vorgesehen, an welchen bevorzugt um eine waagrechte Achse 51 drehbar, mindestens ein Halteteil 52, etwa in Form eines Gitterrostes oder Bügels angeordnet ist, das, wie im Beispiel gezeigt, eine Schiebeöffnung 53 aufweist, in welcher der Ablageabschnitt 41 entlang der Fahrtrichtung schiebebeweglich geführt ist. Das Halteteil 52 nimmt dabei in Gebrauchslage der Ablage 30 ebenfalls jene Lage ein, die im wesentlichen einen rechten Winkel zur Rückwand 24 bildet. Durch den Ablageabschnitt 41 und durch das Halteteil 52 ist somit eine gemeinsame Abstellfläche, beispielsweise für eine Getränkekiste 58 geschaffen. Es ist somit möglich und wie in der Zeichnung strichpunktiert angedeutet, eine Getränkekiste 58 ganz nahe an der Rückwand 24 plaziert, auf die Ablage 30 zu setzen.Above the crossbar 9 serving as axis 50, a further crossbar 10 connecting the rear supports 7 is provided, on which, preferably rotatable about a horizontal axis 51, at least one holding part 52, for example in the form of a grating or bracket, is arranged which, as in the example shown, has a sliding opening 53, in which the storage section 41 is guided to move along the direction of travel. The holding part 52 also assumes the position in the position of use of the shelf 30 which essentially forms a right angle to the rear wall 24. A common storage surface, for example for a beverage crate 58, is thus created by the storage section 41 and by the holding part 52. It is thus possible, and as indicated by dash-dotted lines in the drawing, to place a beverage crate 58 very close to the rear wall 24 on the shelf 30.

Das Halteteil 52 muss nicht unbedingt eine Schiebeführung 53 aufweisen. Dies erübrigt sich beispielsweise dann, wenn das Halteteil 52 als Kunststoffseil oder als Kette ausgebildet ist. In diesem Falle sind zwei Seile oder Ketten sinnvoll. Die Verbindung des Halteteiles 52 mit dem Schwenkteil 31 ist dann gelenkiger Art, wobei in solchem Falle eine gemeinsame Auflagefläche durch den Ablageabschnitt 41 und den Querstab 10 gebildet ist. Ebenso ist es denkbar, das Halteteil 52 als wenigstens ein starres Teil auszubilden, das sowohl gelenkig mit dem Querstab 10, als auch gelenkig mit dem Ablageabschnitt 41 verbunden ist, wobei allerdings der Ablageabschnitt 41 mit den Streben 37 des Schwenkteiles 31 ebenfalls um eine waagrechte Achse drehbar verbunden sein muss. Ablageabschnitt 41 und Halteteil 52 müssten dann in bekannter Weise stumpfwinklig zueinander angeordnet sein, damit das Schwenkteil 31 bewegt werden kann.The holding part 52 does not necessarily have to have a sliding guide 53. This is unnecessary, for example, if the holding part 52 is designed as a plastic rope or as a chain. In this case, two ropes or chains make sense. The connection of the holding part 52 to the swivel part 31 is then articulated, in which case a common bearing surface is formed by the storage section 41 and the crossbar 10. It is also conceivable to design the holding part 52 as at least one rigid part, which is connected both in an articulated manner to the crossbar 10 and in an articulated manner to the storage section 41, although the storage section 41 with the struts 37 of the pivoting part 31 likewise about a horizontal axis must be rotatably connected. Storage section 41 and holding part 52 would then have to be in a known manner be arranged at an obtuse angle to one another so that the pivoting part 31 can be moved.

Fig.4 zeigt, wie beim Ineinanderschieben zweier Einkaufswagen 1,1' die Ablage 30 des vorderen Einkaufswagens 1 durch die vorderen Träger 8 des hinteren Einkaufswagens 1' aus der Gebrauchslage in die Ruhelage, strichpunktiert gezeichnet, gedrückt wird. Die Ablage 30 ist so angeordnet, dass sie vom Korb 23 des rückwärtigen Einkaufswagens 1' nicht berührt wird. Die vorderen Träger 8 des hinteren Einkaufswagens 1' verfehlen die Ablage 30 des vorderen Einkaufswagens 1 nicht, da der Korb 23 des hinteren Einkaufswagens 1' bereits in den Korb 23 des vorderen Einkaufswagens 1 eintaucht. Zieht man beide Einkaufswagen 1, 1' wieder auseinander, verbleibt die Ablage 30 des vorderen Einkaufswagens 1 in ihrer an den Trägern 7 anliegenden Nichtgebrauchslage. Zum Gebrauch muss nur das Schwenkteil 31 herausgeklappt werden. In der Zeichnung erkannt man, dass die zur Ablage 30 gehörenden Teile in Nichtgebrauchslage im wesentlichen in jenem Raum 2 platzsparend untergebracht sind, der von den Stützen 7, 8 eingenommen wird. Dies bedeutet, dass sich bei Ruhelage der Ablage 30 der Einkaufswagen 1 genau so gut bewegen und handhaben lässt, wie bekannte Einkaufswagen ohne Ablage 30.4 shows, as in the two telescoping cart 1,1 ', the tray 30 of the front shopping trolley 1 by the front support 8 of the rear shopping trolley 1' from the usage position into the rest position, shown in phantom, is pressed. The shelf 30 is arranged so that it is not touched by the basket 23 of the rear shopping cart 1 '. The front supports 8 of the rear shopping cart 1 'do not miss the shelf 30 of the front shopping cart 1, since the basket 23 of the rear shopping cart 1' is already immersed in the basket 23 of the front shopping cart 1. If you pull both shopping trolleys 1, 1 'apart again, the shelf 30 of the front shopping trolley 1 remains in its non-use position resting on the carriers 7. Only the swivel part 31 has to be folded out for use. In the drawing it can be seen that the parts belonging to the storage space 30 are accommodated in a space-saving manner in the space 2 that is occupied by the supports 7, 8 in the non-use position. This means that when the shelf 30 is in the rest position, the shopping cart 1 can be moved and handled as well as known shopping carts without the shelf 30.

Fig. 5 und 6 zeigen die Ablage 30, welche wiederum aus einem Schwenkteil 31 und wenigstens einem Halteteil 52 besteht, die gelenkig oder schiebebeweglich miteinander in Verbindung stehen. Das Schwenkteil 31 ist auf einer quer zur Fahrtrichtung angeordneten, im unteren Bereich des Fahrgestelles 3 vorgesehenen Achse 50 schwenkbar gelagert. Das Halteteil 52 ist im Bespiel an zwei aus Schlaufen gefertigten Achsstücken 19 drehbar gelagert, wobei die Achsstükke 19 an der Unterseite 29 des Korbes 23 befestigt sind. Die als Schlaufen gestalteten U-förmigen Achsstücke 19 sind nur mit ihren Schenkeln 20 am Korb 23 befestigt, während sich ihre Verbindungsabschnitte 21 in einem Abstand zum Korb 23 befinden und auf einer gemeinsamen, quer zur Fahrtrichtung sich erstreckenden Achse 51 angeordnet sind. An jedem Verbindungsabschnitt 21 ist je ein Arm 54 des Halteteils 52 so eingehängt, dass es (52) sich um die gemeinsame Achse 51 schwenken lässt. Wie bereits in Fig. 1 erwähnt, können bei diesem Ausführungsbeispiel auch zwei Halteteile 52 in Form von Ketten oder Seilen, die entsprechende, dem Fachmann geläufige Verbindungsmittel aufweisen, an den Achsstücken 19 befestigt sein. Die Erfindung lässt natürlich die Möglichkeit offen, andere Verbindungsmittel zwischen Halteteil 52 und Achsstücken 19 bzw. Korb 23 vorzusehen. So bieten sich z.B. Scharniere an, wobei je zwei Scharnierhälften an der Unterseite 29 des Korbes 23 und die jeweils anderen Scharnierhälften am Halteteil 52 befestigt sein können. Dadurch, dass die Achsstücke 19, Scharniere oder sonstigen bekannten Lager- oder Verbindungselemente am hinteren Korbende, bevorzugt jedoch an der Unterseite 29 des Korbes 23 angeordnet sind, befinden sie sich ausserhalb jenes Raumes den der Korb 23 eines zweiten Einkaufswagens 1' benötigt, wenn er in den Korb 23 eines vorausbefindlichen Einkaufswagens 1 eingeschoben wird. Der Korb 23 des hinteren Einkaufswagens 1' befindet sich immer in nichtstörender Weise über den Achsstücken 19, Scharnieren oder anderen Verbindungs- oder Lagermitteln. In Fig. 6 ist der Einkaufswagen 1 nur zur Hälfte gezeichnet.5 and 6 show the shelf 30, which in turn consists of a pivoting part 31 and at least one holding part 52, which are connected to one another in an articulated or sliding manner. The swivel part 31 is pivotably mounted on an axis 50 arranged transversely to the direction of travel and provided in the lower region of the chassis 3. The holding part 52 is, for example, rotatably mounted on two axle pieces 19 made from loops, the axle pieces 19 being fastened to the underside 29 of the basket 23. The U-shaped axle pieces 19 designed as loops are only attached to the basket 23 with their legs 20, while their connecting sections 21 are at a distance from the basket 23 and are arranged on a common axis 51 extending transversely to the direction of travel. An arm 54 of the holding part 52 is suspended in each connecting section 21 in such a way that it (52) can be pivoted about the common axis 51. As already mentioned in FIG. 1, in this exemplary embodiment two holding parts 52 in the form of chains or ropes, which have corresponding connecting means known to the person skilled in the art, can also be fastened to the axle pieces 19. The invention naturally leaves open the possibility of providing other connecting means between the holding part 52 and the axle pieces 19 or basket 23. For example, Hinges on, wherein two hinge halves can be attached to the underside 29 of the basket 23 and the other hinge halves can be attached to the holding part 52. Because the axle pieces 19, hinges or other known bearing or connecting elements are arranged at the rear end of the basket, but preferably on the underside 29 of the basket 23, they are located outside the space that the basket 23 of a second shopping trolley 1 'needs when it is is inserted into the basket 23 of a shopping cart 1 located in front. The basket 23 of the rear shopping cart 1 'is always in a non-disturbing manner above the axle pieces 19, hinges or other connection or storage means. In Fig. 6, the shopping cart 1 is only half drawn.

In Anlehnung an Fig. 3 zeigt Fig. 7 in perspektivischer Ansicht einen Einkaufswagen 1, dessen Fahrgestell 3 im wesentlichen aus zwei nach oben gekrümmten Trägern 11 besteht. Am rückwärtigen Fahrgestellende befindet sich die Ablage 30, bestehend aus einem Schwenkteil 31 und aus einem Halteteil 52. Das Schwenkteil 31 besitzt zwei Streben 37, die mit ihren unteren Enden 38 um eine gemeinsame waagrechte Achse 50 drehbar an je einer an jedem Träger 11 befindlichen Lasche 18 gelagert sind. Die Streben 37 sind an ihrem oberen Ende 39 durch eine Querverstrebung 34 verbunden, die beispielsweise aus mindestens einem Querdraht gebildet ist. An den oberen Enden 39 der Streben 37 befinden sich seitliche, in Fahrtrichtung verlaufende Anschläge 40. Das Schwenkteil 31 weist einen Ablageabschnitt 41 auf, der ausgehend von der Querverstrebung 34 durch beispielsweise zwei, zwischen den Streben 37 befindlichen Drähten gebildet, zuerst nach unten strebt und dann ein Stück weit leicht ansteigend in Fahrtrichtung weiterverläuft. Das vordere Ende 42 des Ablageabschnittes 41 ist in je einer länglichen Führung 53 schiebeführungsartig gehalten, wobei die Führungen 53 dem Halteteil 52 angehören. Das Halteteil 52 ist durch die Führungen 53 und die Führungen 53 verbindende Querstäbe 55 gebildet. Das Halteteil 52 ist ebenfalls um eine beispielsweise durch ein Achsstück 19 gebildete waagrechte Achse 51 drehbar am Fahrgestell 3 oder am Korb 23 befestigt, wobei diese waagrechte Achse 51 höher angeordnet ist, als die Achse 50 des Schwenkteiles 31. Die Ablage 30 lässt sich somit aus einer raumsparenden Nichtgebrauchslage, in der sie an den Trägern 11 anliegt, in die wie in der Zeichnung dargestellten Gebrauchslage klappen und umgekehrt, mittels der Träger 11 eines rückwärtigen Einkaufswagens 1', der beim Ineinanderschieben zweier Einkaufswagen 1,1' an die Querverstrebung 34 der vorausbefindlichen Ablage 30 anstösst, in die Nichtgebrauchslage drücken.Based on FIG. 3, FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of a shopping cart 1, the chassis 3 of which essentially consists of two upwardly curved beams 11. At the rear end of the chassis there is the shelf 30, consisting of a swivel part 31 and a holding part 52. The swivel part 31 has two struts 37, the lower ends 38 of which can be rotated about a common horizontal axis 50 on a tab on each support 11 18 are stored. The struts 37 are connected at their upper end 39 by a cross strut 34 which is formed, for example, from at least one cross wire. At the upper ends 39 of the struts 37 there are lateral stops 40 running in the direction of travel. The swivel part 31 has a storage section 41 which, starting from the cross strut 34, is formed, for example, by two wires located between the struts 37, first strives downwards and then continues slightly uphill in the direction of travel. The front end 42 of the storage section 41 is held in an elongated guide 53 in the manner of a sliding guide, the guides 53 belonging to the holding part 52. The holding part 52 is formed by the guides 53 and cross bars 55 connecting the guides 53. The holding part 52 is also rotatably fastened to the chassis 3 or to the basket 23 about a horizontal axis 51 formed, for example, by an axle piece 19, this horizontal axis 51 being arranged higher than the axis 50 of the pivoting part 31. The tray 30 can thus be omitted a space-saving non-use position, in which it rests on the supports 11, fold into the use position as shown in the drawing and vice versa, by means of the supports 11 of a rear shopping trolley 1 'which , when two shopping trolleys 1, 1 ' are pushed into one another, on the cross strut 34 of the preceding one Tray 30 pushes into the non-use position.

In Fig. 8 sind in Seitenansicht zwei Einkaufswagen 1, 1' entsprechend Fig. 7 in ineinandergeschobenem Zustand dargestellt. Beim hinteren Einkaufswagen 1' ist die Ablage 30 in Gebrauchslage geklappt, während sie sich beim vorderen Einkaufswagen 1, im Bild rechts, in Ruhelage befindet. Man erkennt in der Zeichnung deutlich, dass sich deren Träger 11 im ineinandergeschobenen Zustand der Einkaufswagen 1, 1' schneiden. Die Schnittfläche A ist durch Schraffur gekennzeichnet. Man erkennt in der Zeichnung ferner, dass die Streben 37 des Schwenkteiles 31 des vorderen Einkaufswagens 1 in etwa entlang der hinteren Schenkel 15 nach oben verlaufen und zwar so weit, dass die am Ende der Streben 37 befindlichen Querverstrebung 34 um das Mass a höher angeordnet ist, als die Schnittfläche A. Dies bedeutet, dass die Querverstrebung 34, die sich bei ungünstiger Plazierung ja sperrend für den rückwärtigen Einkaufswagen 11 in den Weg stellen würde, ausserhalb jenes Raumes angeordnet ist, den der rückwärtige Einkaufswagen 1' beim Einschiebevorgang benötigt. Ebenso ist die vordere Querstrebe 16 um das Mass b unterhalb des hinteren Endes 56 des Halteteiles 52 am Fahrgestell 3 befestigt. Das Halteteil 52 ist in Nichtgebrauchslage der Ablage 30 nach unten gerichtet. Dadurch ist es möglich, mehrere Einkaufswagen 1, 1' ineinander zu schieben, oder aber den jeweils hintersten Einkaufswagen 1' aus einem Stapelverbund zu entnehmen, ohne dass die vordere Querstrebe 16 am nach unten gerichteten Halteteil 52 hängen bleibt.In Fig. 8, two shopping carts 1, 1 ' corresponding to Fig. 7 are shown in side-by-side condition in side view. In the rear shopping cart 1 ', the shelf 30 is folded in the position of use, while in the front shopping cart 1, in the picture on the right, it is in the rest position. It can clearly be seen in the drawing that their carriers 11 intersect when the shopping carts 1, 1 'are pushed into one another. The cut area A is marked by hatching. It can also be seen in the drawing that the struts 37 of the swivel part 31 of the front shopping cart 1 run approximately upwards along the rear legs 15 This is so far that the cross strut 34 located at the end of the struts 37 is arranged higher by a dimension than the cut area A. This means that the cross strut 34, which in the case of an unfavorable placement is blocking the rear shopping cart 1 1 in would pose the way, is arranged outside of the space that the rear shopping cart 1 ' needs during the insertion process. Likewise, the front cross strut 16 is attached to the chassis 3 by the dimension b below the rear end 56 of the holding part 52. The holding part 52 is directed downward when the tray 30 is not in use. This makes it possible to push several shopping trolleys 1, 1 'into one another, or to remove the rearmost shopping trolley 1' from a stack, without the front cross strut 16 getting caught on the downward holding part 52.

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1. Stackable shopping trolley (1), essentially consisting of a running frame (3) and a basket (23) which is placed onto the running frame (3) and exhibits a pushing device (28), the rear wall (24) of which basket can be swivelled into the interior of the basket, in which arrangement a rest (30) for storing relatively large objects and equipped with a storage surface, and which can be moved from a position of non-use into a rear position of use and vice versa, is provided at the end of the shopping trolley (1) associated with the pushing device (28), characterized by the following features:
a) the rest (30) consists of a swivel part (31) and of at least one holding part (52) which is connected to the swivel part (31),
b) the swivel part (31) exhibits a rest section (41),
c) the rest section (41) is either rigidly or movably arranged at the swivel part (31),
d) the swivel part (31) is rotatably supported on a shaft (50) which is arranged transversely with re- spectto the running direction,
e) the shaft (50) is located at the rear end (4) of the shopping trolley (1),
f) the holding part (52) is either designed as an inherently rigid or as a flexible part and movably arranged at the running frame (3) or at the basket (23),
g) the rest section (41) and the holding part (52), together form either a sliding guide or a hinge,
h) the storage surface is either formed by the rest section (41) and at least one holding part (52), or by the rest section (41) and by a transverse rod (10) arranged at the running frame (3),
i) the rest (30) is located outside the space needed by the basket (23) of a rear shopping trolley (1') when it is pushed into the basket (23) of a shopping trolley (1) located in front.
2. Stackable shopping trolley according to Claim 1, characterized by the following feature: the horizontal shaft (50) is formed by a transverse rod (9) joining the carriers (7) of the running frame (3).
3. Stackable shopping trolley according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized by the following feature: the horizontal shaft (50) is arranged to be higher than the front area (5) of the running frame (3).
4. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized by the following feature: the rest section (41) is arranged at a right angle to the rear wall (24) in the position of use.
5. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized by the following feature: the movability of the section (41) occurs about a horizontal axis.
6. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized by the following feature: the swivel part (31) exhibits lateral stops (40) at its upper end (33).
7. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized by the following feature: the holding part (52) is rotatably attached at a transverse rod (10) forming a horizontal shaft (51).
8. Stackable shopping trolley according to Claim 7, characterized by the following feature: the transverse rod (10) joins the supports (7) of the running frame (3).
9. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized by the following features: the holding part (52) exhibits a guide (53) in which the rest section (41) is guided to be slidably movable along the direction of pushing of the shopping trolley (1).
10. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized by the following feature: the holding part (52) is arranged at a right angle to the rear wall (24) in the position of use.
11. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized by the following features: the holding part (52) is supported at two shaft sections (19) located at the underside (29) of the basket (23), the shaft sections (19) exhibiting connecting sections (21) which are arranged on a common axis (51) extending trans- versaly with respect to the direction of pushing.
12. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized by the following feature: the holding part (52) is constructed as a grid or by at least a rope or a chain.
13. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 13, characterized by the following feature: in the position of non-use of the rest (30), each holding part (52) is arranged to be higher than the front area (5) of the running frame (3) or its transverse brace (16).
14. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 13, characterized by the following features: in the position of non-use, the rest (30) rests against the carriers (7 or 11), essential parts of the rest (30) being arranged in the space bounded by the carriers (7, 8) or (11).
15. Stackable shopping trolley according to one of Claims 1 to 14, characterized by the following features: the legs (14, 15) of the carriers (11) aim downwards in different directions, largely or exclusively obliquely, the transverse bracing (34) of the swivel part (31) being arranged to be higher in the position of non-use of the rest (30) than the plane of intersection A, obtained in a side view, of the carriers (11) of two shopping trolleys (1, 1 1) pushed into one another.
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